EdLeaders Australia

In this episode we chat with Louka Parry - CEO of the Learning Future. We cover: How school leaders can think about the future with a futurist mindset Redesigning the system - what should we be aware of Attending SXSW and other modern schools in the USA, and what he learned on the journey.  And of course much much more. We hope you enjoy this chat with Louka. You can find Louka at https://www...

In this episode, we chat with Liam King, an Associate Partner at Fisher Leadership Executive Search. Liam brings a wealth of school leadership experience to his recruitment role, formerly holding roles as Deputy Principal and Principal in both Australia and Asia.  We hope you enjoy this chat with Liam.  To connect with Liam - find him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/liam-king-...

In this episode, we chat with Meagan King, Director of Innovation at MLC Perth and Scott Millar, Chief Trouble Maker at BOP Industries, who together run the Innovation in Education Festival, on both the East and West Coast of Australia.  We hope you enjoy this chat with Meagan and Scott. To connect with Meagan - find her on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/meagan-king-2244a3109/ To con...

In this episode, we chat with Tracey Ezard, former Assistant Principal who over the last 17 years has built her own consultancy in school leadership and culture, publishing 3 books in the process including her most recent book - Ferocious Warmth, and no doubt has become one of Australia’s leading educational consultants.  We hope you enjoy this chat with Tracey. To connect with Tracey - find...

He's back, in this episode, we chat with Rob French. In part I, Rob shared his journey into Principalship, the background, the application and interview process, his process to get ready for the new role, and what he hopes to achieve in his first year in the role.... Well this time we discussed his first hundred days in the job - the ups, downs and everything in between. We hope you enjoy! To conn...

In this episode, we chat with the Head of Middle School at Camberwell Grammar School in Victoria about all things Middle Schooling.  What is a middle school and what does it do differently from a primary school and senior school, shaping the overall experience of a middle schooler as a leader, how much time is spent on the operational requirements of the school, and what this leaves for teach...

In this episode, we chat with Michael Ha, Founder and Chief Learning Officer of Element Learning and Element College  In this insightful conversation, we cover what parents and students are looking for in a modern holistic experience, low-tech and high-tech solutions in schools and how these fit with creating young people of character, the siloed nature of schools, the seeming movement toward...

This is episode is part 2 of a 2 part interview with Peter Hutton, Co-founder of Future Schools. In this insightful conversation, we hear about Peter's desire and vision to create a system of schools starting with the Global Village School. Small Communities of 100, of 3-year level groupings, to support young people create their own learning communities to positively impact the world. How a fully...

This is episode is part 1 of a 2 part interview with Peter Hutton, Co-founder of Future Schools. In this insightful conversation, we hear about Peter's journey from his experiences in schools as a student, why he took the leap out of school leadership to create the Future Schools Alliance, The Future Schools Journey, how the system has changed or not changed in the last 10 years and his innovative...

In this episode, we chat with Annabel Astbury, Head of Education at the ABC.  In this insightful conversation, we hear about Anna's journey from passionate history teacher to her current role at the ABC, the pioneering nature of ABC's role in digital learning and digital literacy, the role of the ABC in the national education landscape and how the ABC thinks about educating 1 to thousands vs...

In this episode, we chat with Mark McCrindle, Founder and Principal of McCrindle. In this insightful conversation, we talk about Generation Alpha and the growing gaps between the GenX & Y teachers in our schools, the future of education and the social trends that will affect it, strategic planning and what schools should be thinking about in the long term, how parents demands on schools are ch...

In this episode, we chat with Fiona Johnston, Principal of St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls in Perth.  In this insightful conversation, we cover the benefits of an overseas experience in your leadership journey and in particular Fiona's own experience at the Australian International School in Singapore, the diverse nature of the principal's role including the "dark arts" of managing a sch...

In this episode, we chat with Rob French. Rob is the new Principal at Kilvington Grammar School and former Deputy Head of Camberwell Grammar School. In this episode, we cover his journey into Principalship, the background, the application and interview process, his process to get ready for the new role, and what he hopes to achieve in his first year in the role.... We hope you enjoy! To connect wi...

In this episode, we chat with Wil Masara. Wil is the 19 year old founder of Youth Leadership Academy Australia. After starting his first business at 11, Wil is a Social Entrepreneur & Changemaker, who is committed to providing all young people access to skills that empower them to lead themselves, their schools and our communities.  To connect with Edleaders is available on Apple, Sp...

In this episode, we chat with Baden U'Ren. Baden has a long history with Bond University and currently the Entrepreneur in Residence at Somerset College. To connect with Edleaders is available on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts or on the link below. #leadership #education #schooleaders #edtech #innovation As always if you have questions, feedback or have a suggestion from a leader...

In this Episode we chat with Cameron Fox - Founding Head of VERSO International School in Bangkok.  We talk about VERSO's origin story, their work with IDEO - one of the worlds leading design companies and the impact this had on everything else that's followed. Cameron and VERSO are on a mission to inspire other international schools to take the opportunity to dig deep into the needs of their...

In this episode, we chat with Andrew Oberthur. Andrew is in his 20th year as a Principal and in 2022 will be leading St Columba's School in Brisbane. He's the author of the book 'Are you ready for primary school this year?' and is now an executive coach and speaker.  In this episode with Andrew we cover his great framework for interacting with parents, the importance of trust and the hidden e...

In this episode, we chat with Lauren Sayer. Lauren is the current Executive Director Research and Innovation at Melbourne Girls Grammar and in this episode we cover tech in schools and its value without training, the value of experience outside of schools, innovation as an executive role, what there is to learn as a new executive member, the metaverse, micro-credentials and much much more... We ho...

In this episode, we chat with Dr. Gihan Jayaweera - GP and Founder of Atomic Wellness. We discuss why Dr. Gihan is so interested in teacher and school leader wellbeing, the difference between the plastic and glass balls you may be juggling in the air, the MAM - the Minimum Absolute Must, Habit Loops, and the multiplying factor of small habits, how when multiplied out over weeks, months and years l...

In this episode, we chat with Kathy McLean - Partner at Fish and Nankivell. Kathy is one of Australia's leading executive recruiters in education and in this interview she share's her wisdom from recruiting Principals for some of Australia's best Schools over the last 17 years. In a wide ranging discussion, we cover what Kathy looks at to discover the type of leader a school requires, how she dete...

In this episode, we chat with Dr Bek Duyckers - Thought Leader in Residence from Oxley College in NSW. We discuss shaping, influencing, blue sky thinking and the massive impact we can have in leading from the side and growing our young people into great human beings.  We also discuss the importance of the value there is in joining professional groups like ACEL, TedX Youth and the Future Schoo...

In this episode, we chat with Mathilda Joubert about Creativity, how we can foster in our students, our teachers, and our organisations. Mathilda is currently the Director of Innovation and Excellence at the Sheridan Institute - a startup higher education provider and prior to this was the Principal of Teaching at Learning with the Swan Christian Education Association. Mathilda is also the acting...

In this episode, we chat all things that relate to school financials with Sam Kronja - former Director of Finance at PLC Perth. You can connect with Sam on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-kronja-80a9036b/ As always if you have questions, feedback or have a suggestion from a leader you'd like to hear from - head on over to https://www.edleaders.com.au/ to signup or follow us on Linked...

In this episode, we chat with the Director of HaileyburyX - Peter Thomas.  Peter has led the HaileyburyX program since 2019 and in addition to this, he's a founding partner of Theorica and QV systems and previously has lectured at a number of universities including the University of Melbourne. This was a wide-ranging chat covering R&D in schools, meeting students where they are and the fu...

In this episode, we chat with School Leadership Consultant - David Mulford. David was the former Headmaster at Newington College in Sydney. Prior to this David was also Principal at Radford College and Blue Mountains Grammar School, brining over 27 years of school leadership experience to the Interview. You can connect with David on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-mulford-5455761a7...